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Stop Police Violence Against Protesters
Border Police vehicle at a demonstration. Photo: "Protest Documentation", WhatsApp In response to the government’s most recent efforts to...
Mar 252 min read
Amendment to the Police Ordinance: Powers of the Minister of National Security ("Ben Gvir Law")
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, together with the Public Committee Against Torture and the Movement for Quality Government,...
Jan 35 min read
Use of Mounted Police in Protests
In September 2023, the police modified and expanded their procedures regarding the use of mounted police at demonstrations. The revised...
Dec 18, 20241 min read
The New Policy for the Use of Stun Grenades Endangers Protesters
On October 31, 2024, the police updated the "Deployment and Use of Stun Grenades" policy. The new version (Heb) allows officers to...
Nov 28, 20242 min read
Police Photography of Protesters
In September 2020, the police scrapped the protocol that prohibited photographing protesters other than under exceptional circumstances....
Nov 24, 20242 min read
One Year of War: The Collapse of Human and Civil Rights Protections in Israel and the West Bank
A Review of Human Rights Violations in Israel and the West Bank Over a Year of War Since the horrific massacre carried out by...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Pepper Spray as a Means of Crowd Control in Protests
In October 2023, the police updated their procedures for operating the MCTZ (spray machine) to allow the addition of pepper spray to the...
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Improper Use of Undercover Police at Demonstrations
On May 22, 2024, we sent legal correspondence (Hebrew) to the Attorney General and the Attorney General of the Police requesting that...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
False Arrests of Demonstrators
Between August 31 and September 9, 2024, at least 127 demonstrators across the country were arrested during anti-government protests. Of...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Privacy Violation Concerning Striking Civil Servants
On September 1, 2024, following the tragic murder of six hostages, the Histadrut General Organization of Workers in Israel announced a...
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Police violence Against Journalists and Prevention of Press Coverage
On June 16, 2024, we sent legal correspondence to the Attorney General and the Police Commissioner regarding the conduct of the police...
Aug 28, 20242 min read
There is a Police Force in Israel. It Belongs to Ben-Gvir
After the elections, even before the government was formed and as a condition for its formation, the Minister of National Security,...
Aug 26, 20241 min read
Confiscation of anti-war signs by police at demonstrations
On April 11, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice, together with two anti-war demonstrators, demanding that the civilians be...
Aug 25, 20244 min read
Allow the Hadash Student Group to Rally, Marking Nakba Day
On May 12, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew), on behalf of the Hadash student group at Tel Aviv University, after...
May 15, 20242 min read
Warning letters to Kaplan protest leaders
On March 28, 2024, ahead of Saturday night's protest, Tel Aviv District Commander Lt. Gen. Peretz Amar sent warning letters to leading...
Mar 31, 20241 min read
Following our legal action: Disciplinary matters will be taken against a police officer who harassed female demonstrators on the train
On December 4, 2023, three women returning from a demonstration boarded a train from Jerusalem on their way to their homes in Herzliya....
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Use of Fire Extinguishers to put out Fire as a Tool to Disperse Crowds
On March 19, 2024, we sent legal correspondence to the police commissioner and the legal advisor of the police, following two cases in...
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Suppression of Protests During Wartime
Dispersal of protest and demonstrations On November 15, 2023, we sent legal correspondence to the Attorney General and the Police...
Feb 8, 20245 min read
Allow a Demonstration Calling for an End to the War
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) on January 17, 2024, demanding that a...
Jan 18, 20242 min read
The Judicial Overhaul in the Shadow of the War: Attack on Democracy and Human Rights Continues
Even before the terrorist attack Hamas perpetrated on October 7, and before the war broke out, Israeli democracy was facing severe...
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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